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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caroline describe the place she was told to leave the disabled child?

2. Who had the hardest time coping with David's sister's death?

3. How long have David and Norah been married at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Caroline's last name?

5. What season is it at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Caroline realize that she has to keep Phoebe?

2. What does Norah say she hates about David?

3. What does David think about while looking at a geode?

4. Why are Norah and David vacationing in Aruba?

5. Why doesn't David like Mark?

6. What happens when Norah tries to get rid of the wasps nest?

7. What does Caroline write in a letter, and why does she never send it?

8. What does Caroline tell her nosy neighbor after Al is seen at her house?

9. How does Caroline feel about her parents?

10. What does David do after Norah gives birth, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book, and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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